OBIS
Find books, e-books, videos, scores, and recordings at Oberlin by title, author, subject, keyword, or other options.
Books ABOUT your historical figure
Use OBIS Subject search. This will find books by their topic, using Library of Congress Subject Headings. The subject heading for a person will most often be "Last name, First name."
Books BY your historical figure
Use OBIS author search. This will find books written by the person. Author names in OBIS are formatted "Last name, First name." 